The Belfry Theatre presents
Clown Fish
Written and performed by
Paul Tedeschini
Creative Team
TJ Dawe – Director
Paul Tedeschini – Playwright / Performer /
Sound, Music & Projection Designer
Keith Houghton – Lighting Designer
Clown Fish is approximately 70 minutes long with no intermission.
Clown Fish was initially developed through the Sunset Theatre’s Exploration Series through funding granted by the BC Arts Council’s Project Grant Program, and The Canada Council for the Arts’ Explore and Create Grant Program.
The inaugural workshop production was part of the Sunset Theatre’s 2022 SpeakEasy Festival with the working title Tripping Across the Finish Line.
The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.
This production of Clown Fish is generously sponsored by




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From the Director
Anxiety’s a bugger. I’ve got it. Plenty of us have it. It can be strong enough to bring on panic attacks. It can fly so efficiently under the radar that we think constant dread and mean self-talk are normal.
Most of us get a free pass on our issues for a while, but eventually the bill comes due. If you’re not ready, it can wallop you.
Paul and I didn’t set out to create a show on this topic. Our curiosity had us look at a memory that called out to Paul and examine it from all angles. We found invisible threads emanating from it, and followed them. They led us somewhere very different, more interesting, more vulnerable, and here we are.
The format of this show wasn’t intentional either. Having this be a primarily auditory experience grew out of a combination of Paul’s abilities and the circumstances in which we workshopped the show. It was an accident that turned out well. I can’t take credit for it, other than to remember that Orson Welles defined a director as someone who presides over accidents.
I have many comedy records in my collection. I’ve spent many an hour laying back and letting the jokes and stories from them wash over me and into me. We invite you to experience this show in that way.
And if you’ve got anxiety, keep in mind: it’s not too late. Your issue isn’t too small or too hopeless. It’s okay to ask for help. You’re worth it.
TJ Dawe
Cast & Creative Team

Paul Tedeschini – Playwright / Performer / Music, Sound & Projection Designer
Paul Tedeschini is a sound editor, sound designer, mixing and mastering engineer, musician, actor and voice performer. Theatre credits include Home Is A Beautiful Word, Puttin’ On The Ritz, I Think I’m Fallin’: The Songs of Joni Mitchell (2017), Mom’s The Word, Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike (Belfry Theatre). Sweeny Todd, Red Hot Cole, Gaslight (Bluebridge Theatre). Into The Woods, Cabaret (Canadian College For The Performing Arts). Podcast credits include Underwater (Warner Brothers/ Interval Presents), Supreme (iHeart Radio), Hindsight (Al Jazeera), This Is That, Road Trip Radio (CBC), Celeste & Her Best (Luminary). Voice credits include Road Trip Radio, Mitsubishi Motors, VISA, Kelloggs, Campbells and Tim Hortons. Paul has had a variety of theatre, tv & film roles. List of credits available at imdb.com.

TJ Dawe – Director
TJ was born and raised in Vancouver and got his theatre degree from UVic. He’s been creating and touring new theatre ever since. He’s worked on monologues about motherhood, unrequited love, horrible jobs, the Enneagram, plant medicines, self-sabotage and trauma. He’s worked on stage parodies of Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Sex and the City and Batman. His play Toothpaste and Cigars – cowritten with Mike Rinaldi – was made into the feature film The F Word, which you can find on Netflix. He’s worked on touring shows about ghosts, serial killers, love and the career of Richard Dreyfuss.

Keith Houghton – Lighting Designer
Having been the running technician for the original production of I Think I’m Fallin’ in 2016 and having worked as lighting technician with Alan Brodie for many productions in my over 20 seasons at the Belfry, I was excited to be able to work as Alan’s assistant to bring the remount back to the stage last fall. Previous lighting design credits include Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad, Good Timber (The Other Guys). Agnes B (Co-Design, Suddenly Dance Theatre). My Rabbi (Sum Theatre). SECRET/E (Theatre In The Way).
